title: Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis: response to albendazole: case reports and review of literature.
abstract: In India cestode infection 'neurocysticercosis' is the commonest parasitic disease of the central nervous system; it may involve the brain parenchyma, the meninges or ventricles and, infrequently it involves the spinal cord. Involvement of spinal cord has variably been reported to be 1-5%. We report two cases of intramedullary spinal neurocysticercosis, which is a rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nag
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole